Hotel Grand Vert Kyu Karuizawa

The location - very close by to the station. Very walkable. Close to the outlet mall. Ample parking space FOC at hotel property if you rent a car. Car rental is 15 mins walk away. Family Mart directly opposite with just about everything you need especially if you have a family and need stuff. They even have warm inner clothing items during winter.

We had a relaxing 4 nights stay in 2 x Standard Double Rooms - Main Building, and 1 x Standard Twin Room - New Building. Room is clean, bed comfortable, and bathroom layout well configured. Shared lounge area is great for small group travelers to gather and while away with free self-serve beverages (available at certain hours). Non-smoking throughout the hotel is a plus for us. Service staff generally warm, friendly and helpful. Location is excellent - close to JR Train Station, Prince outlet shopping mall, eateries, shops, convenient store plus Delicia supermarket. Free parking for hotel guests.

The hotel is just a 5 minute walk from Karuizawa station. Take the north exit on the bridge/walkway after coming up from Shinkansen platform, it's the left. There's a tourist info with helpful people at the end of the corridor, and an escalator next to it. Once you come out, with your back to the station, walk straight down the road, and take left at the first traffic light, near the Shell station. The hotel is opposite Family Mart. Staff are friendly and helpful. Room was generous-sized with an ante-room which has a fridge, some storage cupboards and the main room is nice and big with a good-sized bed. They provide 2 bottles of water. You can take day trips to Naka Karuizawa, Shiraiito Falls among other destinations using the bus service outside the station. It's a lot easier if you have Suica card or you will need to carry many 1000 yen notes. On the way back you can you can stop off at Kyu Karuizawa and walk the streets of Old Ginza. It can also be reached by foot, takes about 25-30 minutes.

The breakfast baskets delivered to the room were cute. Nice experience, quality was OK. I prefer a buffet-style breakfast but this was a pleasant concept. Location is excellent for the station and also for the outlet shopping mall. The 2F lounge with coffee and juice was nice. Free parking and good location to reach other Karuizawa spots by car.

The room was really spacious and accomodating. Real suitable for large family or group of friends as it has a large common area and even outdoor seating with bbq facility. the location is really close to station, about 300meters far which was really convenient. restaurants, bars, groceries and convenience store is strategically located around. everything was really great during our stay